Army Aircraft Icing
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CONTENTS
Preface ...................................................................................................................ii
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Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1
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Army aviation operations ................................................................................ 3
Current and future operations .......................................................................... 3
Flight into icing conditions..............................................................................5
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Sources of primary information.......................................................................6
Army Aviation Association of America Convention.......................................6
TRADOC System Manager Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Conference ............. 7
Aviation Ground Support Equipment User's Conference ............................... 9
Directorate of MEDEVAC Proponency .......................................................... 9
PEO Robotics .................................................................................................. 9
TRADOC System Manager for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ......................... 10
160th Special Operations Aviation Combat Development............................10
160th Special Operations Aviation Equipment Acquisition Office...............10
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CRREL/DCD--Aviation Icing Survey ......................................................... 11
Purpose .......................................................................................................... 11
Survey results ................................................................................................ 11
Commanders' questionnaire....................................................................11
Flight operations questionnaire ............................................................... 16
Aircraft and ground maintenance questionnaire ..................................... 22
Weather support questionnaire................................................................25
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Army Safety Center Data Analysis................................................................39
Introduction ................................................................................................... 39
Results ........................................................................................................... 40
Army Safety Center data discussion and conclusions ................................... 43
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Overcoming icing's impact on Army aviation operations.............................44
In-flight icing ................................................................................................. 44
Preflight deicing ............................................................................................ 47
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Discussion......................................................................................................49
Literature cited ..................................................................................................... 51
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